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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
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Are both correct below?
(1) He was mad at my not showing up.
(2) He was mad at me not showing up.
Or should we add the preposition 'for' in #2 and make it ' He was mad at me for not showing up.'
And is the use of gerunds correct in all below?
My winning the championship gained me a lot of popularity.
I was highly annoyed by John's not showing up. (Not: ... by John not showing up.)
I was annoyed by him not showing up.
I was annoyed by his not showing up.
Thank you.
(1) He was mad at my not showing up.
(2) He was mad at me not showing up.
Or should we add the preposition 'for' in #2 and make it ' He was mad at me for not showing up.'
And is the use of gerunds correct in all below?
My winning the championship gained me a lot of popularity.
I was highly annoyed by John's not showing up. (Not: ... by John not showing up.)
I was annoyed by him not showing up.
I was annoyed by his not showing up.
Thank you.
Top answer
(2) He was mad at me not showing up. #2 is the informal equivalent of #1.
- (2) He was mad at me not showing up.
- #2 is the informal equivalent of #1.
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goronskyAre both correct below?(1) He was mad at my not showing up.(2) He was mad at me not showing up.#2 is the informal equivalent of #1.
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